Last year at the old Rocky Mount gym Hunt came out blazing and in the middle of the second quarter had the Gryphons down 14 and in trouble. Finally the shots stopped falling and the Gryphon speed tormented Hunt into a 30 point Gryphon win. Tonight Hunt biggest lead was 8 but when it was time for the big plays it was Hunt making them and in doing so Hunt jumps on top in Big East baketball with a 69-64 win over Rocky Mount in Rocky Mount.
Rocky Mount had a 39-31 lead at the half but the Gryphons could score only eight points in the third quarter and found themselves down 51-47 at the end of the 3rd. Hunts biggest lead was 55-47 and every time Rocky Mount had their chances Hunt didn't let the Gryphons get any type of run to close the gap.
Daniel Westbrook lead the Warriors with 17 most of his points in the fourth quarter. Justin Jefferson had 15, Isaiah White 14. Hunt won the rebound battle 33-28 with Hunt's Travon Davis getting 7 boards for the Warriors.
Donte Battle lead Rocky Mount with 18 followed by Mason Hines 13 and Broderick Caudle 13. Jaquel Bryant was the leading Gryphon rebounder with 7. Hunt had 12 turnovers at the half and finished with 19 while Rocky Mount finished with 16. There are those nights when the other team was better and tonight the Gryphons go down at home 69-64.
The Rocky Mount girls started off with a 22-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and pretty much kept Hunt at arms length for the rest of the game as they ladies hold on to their share of first with a 67-44 win over Hunt. Rocky Mount force 35 Lady Warrior turnovers and played many different combination of lineupsduring much of the 2nd. 3rd and 4th quarter.
J"Kyra Brown had 28 despite Hunt triangle and two defense with a person on J'Kyra and one on Carmen Richardson. Richardson had 16 points. Kianna Ballard was the only Lady Warrior in double figures with 11. Rocky Mount won the boards 33-27 and Rocky Mount had 11 less turnovers than Hunt.
Tonight the Lady Gryphons made an effort to take shots outside and for the first time this year there was production from Richardson, Destini Parker and Takeyra Thomas helping loosen up the middle. Rocky Mount travels to Southern Nash Wednesday for their next action.
Northern Nash girls stay tied with Rocky Mount as they won at Southern Nash 60-37. You can see a replay of tonight's boys game on WHIG-TV Sunday night as Wes Bradshaw was in the house covering for TV.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
The Hall Says No To Drugs Enhancements
Wednesday with Barry Bonds the home run king of baseball and Roger Clements probably the best pitcher in the past 40 years on the ballot for the first time since their retirement the Baseball writers said no and did not elect either to the Baseball Hall Of Fame. Many others all most Hall Of Famers did not get in either. For the first time since 1995 there will be no Hall Of Fame Induction ceremony.
Today the baseball Writers by a wide margin said no. An even deeper question to ask the voters today is this vote based on drugs or I will not vote for anybody the first year they are eligible? If they voted no because they just will not vote for anybody the first year then we will have to wait until next year to see about the drug vote. If any player during his career has to sit out because he fails a drug test will that end any chance of ever making the Hall? That question too might have to wait another year to answer.
The Hall Of Fame has already told Pete Rose that gambling after he was finished as a player can keep you out and anyone who uses enhancements will be out too. If that is the feeling of the writers then anyone convicted of drug use should never be eligible for the Hall. Why waste your time putting people on the ballot that should not be eligible if that is the way you are going to vote?
I think the Hall of Fame is for the immortals of any sports. Like women's golf which said unless you win 30 tournaments you are not worthy of Hall Of Fame. Baseball of all sports is a league of statistics. Batting average, Home runs, Doubles, Singles. You can be great in one like home runs and get in. I do think drug use giving you an edge of strength or speed is unworthy of any Hall Of Fame. You Know Barry Bonds head size increased when he used steroids. Who have you ever heard of that their head got bigger after 35 years of age. Barry Bond's head hit.
It is all set for the Duke -State Showdown in Raleigh on Saturday. Word today is Ryan Kelly for Duke will not play because of injury. If you are a State fan you had better not feel like the game is in the bag with Kelly out. Coach K is the best in the business changing his team's style to play what ever players he has available to get the maximum out of those he has. I have said this in the past. State is still a want-a-bee and want-a-bees have trouble with success until success is an every year thing. How long has it been since State Started any season 13-2. I''m telling you my goal for the Pack this year is stay under 10 losses for the season. If that happens then we will be close to not being a want-a-bee any more.
Misery for Carolina Fans? Wake beat Virginia last night. The game was in Winston Salem.
Today the baseball Writers by a wide margin said no. An even deeper question to ask the voters today is this vote based on drugs or I will not vote for anybody the first year they are eligible? If they voted no because they just will not vote for anybody the first year then we will have to wait until next year to see about the drug vote. If any player during his career has to sit out because he fails a drug test will that end any chance of ever making the Hall? That question too might have to wait another year to answer.
The Hall Of Fame has already told Pete Rose that gambling after he was finished as a player can keep you out and anyone who uses enhancements will be out too. If that is the feeling of the writers then anyone convicted of drug use should never be eligible for the Hall. Why waste your time putting people on the ballot that should not be eligible if that is the way you are going to vote?
I think the Hall of Fame is for the immortals of any sports. Like women's golf which said unless you win 30 tournaments you are not worthy of Hall Of Fame. Baseball of all sports is a league of statistics. Batting average, Home runs, Doubles, Singles. You can be great in one like home runs and get in. I do think drug use giving you an edge of strength or speed is unworthy of any Hall Of Fame. You Know Barry Bonds head size increased when he used steroids. Who have you ever heard of that their head got bigger after 35 years of age. Barry Bond's head hit.
It is all set for the Duke -State Showdown in Raleigh on Saturday. Word today is Ryan Kelly for Duke will not play because of injury. If you are a State fan you had better not feel like the game is in the bag with Kelly out. Coach K is the best in the business changing his team's style to play what ever players he has available to get the maximum out of those he has. I have said this in the past. State is still a want-a-bee and want-a-bees have trouble with success until success is an every year thing. How long has it been since State Started any season 13-2. I''m telling you my goal for the Pack this year is stay under 10 losses for the season. If that happens then we will be close to not being a want-a-bee any more.
Misery for Carolina Fans? Wake beat Virginia last night. The game was in Winston Salem.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Notre Dame Did ACC No Favors
If Notre Dame had been an ACC member playing for the National Championship Monday night then the results are about what has happened most of the time when the SEC plays the ACC. Every now and then there is an exception to the rule like Clemson over LSU but that doesn't happen often.
There is never a guarantee when ever two teams play that the game will not be a blow out one way or the other but if there had been an 8 team playoff the Fighting Irish would have never gotten to the semi finals if Monday was the real Fighting Irish. There is one thing that everyone needs to understand that conference foes who play you every year know what to expect when they play against you but Notre Dame was completely slow and not strong enough to beat Bama.
I doubt that the coaches from ND had any idea that Bama's offensive line would push them around like they did. If they were to meet in the National Championship game next year I am sure ND's coaches would not have the same game plan they had Monday night. You live and learn. I am not saying by doing it differently they would have won this game but the next time they would know more than they knew Monday.
The Lady Knights of Northern Nash are the #1 team in the state after beating Chapel Hill last week in the MAXPreps.com poll. Northern got a lot of attention from around the state when they knocked off CH. I don't care how good you are the big city teams will always get rated in preseason polls ahead of the country folks like we are until you prove that you need to be noticed. Chapel Hill I consider in the Triangle so that would classify as part of the big city. The Ladies Knights did that last week and got everybody's attention.
Rocky Mount has a home game again this week Friday night and Hunt just might be the team to give the Gryphon boys trouble during the regular season. I get asked this question all the time are the Gryphons as good as you have been saying? Why don't you come find out Friday night. If you haven't been to the new gym historically Hunt doesn't bring all that many people for basketball so I suspect there will be plenty of seats available to come look.
I would also think that Hunt girls who are tall but not athletic will push Rocky Mount for that #2 spot if Northern does prove out to be the best in the conference. That puts a premium on that girls game Friday night at 6pm for conference seeding.
There is never a guarantee when ever two teams play that the game will not be a blow out one way or the other but if there had been an 8 team playoff the Fighting Irish would have never gotten to the semi finals if Monday was the real Fighting Irish. There is one thing that everyone needs to understand that conference foes who play you every year know what to expect when they play against you but Notre Dame was completely slow and not strong enough to beat Bama.
I doubt that the coaches from ND had any idea that Bama's offensive line would push them around like they did. If they were to meet in the National Championship game next year I am sure ND's coaches would not have the same game plan they had Monday night. You live and learn. I am not saying by doing it differently they would have won this game but the next time they would know more than they knew Monday.
The Lady Knights of Northern Nash are the #1 team in the state after beating Chapel Hill last week in the MAXPreps.com poll. Northern got a lot of attention from around the state when they knocked off CH. I don't care how good you are the big city teams will always get rated in preseason polls ahead of the country folks like we are until you prove that you need to be noticed. Chapel Hill I consider in the Triangle so that would classify as part of the big city. The Ladies Knights did that last week and got everybody's attention.
Rocky Mount has a home game again this week Friday night and Hunt just might be the team to give the Gryphon boys trouble during the regular season. I get asked this question all the time are the Gryphons as good as you have been saying? Why don't you come find out Friday night. If you haven't been to the new gym historically Hunt doesn't bring all that many people for basketball so I suspect there will be plenty of seats available to come look.
I would also think that Hunt girls who are tall but not athletic will push Rocky Mount for that #2 spot if Northern does prove out to be the best in the conference. That puts a premium on that girls game Friday night at 6pm for conference seeding.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Hall Of Fame Bound
Today the North Carolina Sports Hall Of Fame added eleven members in the class of 2013 including Tarboro resident Kelvin Bryant.
I had the pleasure to do two of Tarboro's games against Ahoskie back in 1977 in Tarboro and 1978 in Ahoskie. That game in 78 was for the conference championship and in the fourth quarter Tarboro was holding on to a 14-7 lead and Tarboro tried to pitch the ball to Kelvin going around the right end at about the Tarboro 30 yard line. The pitch went over Kelvin's head and was rolling free at about the 20 yard line with three or four Ahoskie players chasing the ball and Kelvin as the only Tarboro player any where close.
Kelvin managed to kick the ball out of bounds keeping Ahoskie from getting it and at the time as a young bias broadcaster pulling for Ahoskie I lambasted Bryant on the radio for kicking the ball out of bounds and causing a penalty for an illegal kick. My color man made me see the light that Bryant just maybe had saved the game for Tarboro by keeping Ahoskie from getting it so close to their goal line and saved the game for Tarboro. In retrospect he was right on and over the years doing games on the radio it has been one of the best plays ever by a player while I was in a booth.
Bryant went on to Carolina where he is still in the top five rushers all time for the Tar Heels having rushed for over a thousand yards three straight years. 19 times Bryant rushed for over 100 in a Tar Heel game. ECU fans would like to forget 1981 when Kelvin scored 6 touchdowns against them in one game. Bryant still holds the NCAA record for scoring 11 touchdowns in two consecutive weeks and 15 touchdowns in three consecutive games. Bryant in 2002 was voted one of the 50 best football players in the history of the ACC.
He was drafted by the Philadelphia Stars of the old United states Football league and both years in Philly made the all star team and Philly won the championship in 1984. 1985 the team moved to Baltimore where they again won the championship and all three years that Bryant played in the USFL he ran for over 1,250 yards. 1986 he joined the Washington Redskins where he was a member of the Super Bowl XXLL winning team and retired from football in 1990.
Joining Bryant in the Hall Of Fame Class of 2013 is Bill Guthridge former Carolina Basketball coach, Ron Francis of the Carolina Hurricanes, Wade garrett, Tommy Helms, Marion Kirby, Rich McGeorge, Hugh Morton, Bob Quincy Mildred Southern and Marty Sheets.
Any Friday night in the fall you can find Kelvin Bryant somewhere near the Tarboro Viking football game where ever they might be playing because Kelvin Still loves those Vikings.
I had the pleasure to do two of Tarboro's games against Ahoskie back in 1977 in Tarboro and 1978 in Ahoskie. That game in 78 was for the conference championship and in the fourth quarter Tarboro was holding on to a 14-7 lead and Tarboro tried to pitch the ball to Kelvin going around the right end at about the Tarboro 30 yard line. The pitch went over Kelvin's head and was rolling free at about the 20 yard line with three or four Ahoskie players chasing the ball and Kelvin as the only Tarboro player any where close.
Kelvin managed to kick the ball out of bounds keeping Ahoskie from getting it and at the time as a young bias broadcaster pulling for Ahoskie I lambasted Bryant on the radio for kicking the ball out of bounds and causing a penalty for an illegal kick. My color man made me see the light that Bryant just maybe had saved the game for Tarboro by keeping Ahoskie from getting it so close to their goal line and saved the game for Tarboro. In retrospect he was right on and over the years doing games on the radio it has been one of the best plays ever by a player while I was in a booth.
Bryant went on to Carolina where he is still in the top five rushers all time for the Tar Heels having rushed for over a thousand yards three straight years. 19 times Bryant rushed for over 100 in a Tar Heel game. ECU fans would like to forget 1981 when Kelvin scored 6 touchdowns against them in one game. Bryant still holds the NCAA record for scoring 11 touchdowns in two consecutive weeks and 15 touchdowns in three consecutive games. Bryant in 2002 was voted one of the 50 best football players in the history of the ACC.
He was drafted by the Philadelphia Stars of the old United states Football league and both years in Philly made the all star team and Philly won the championship in 1984. 1985 the team moved to Baltimore where they again won the championship and all three years that Bryant played in the USFL he ran for over 1,250 yards. 1986 he joined the Washington Redskins where he was a member of the Super Bowl XXLL winning team and retired from football in 1990.
Joining Bryant in the Hall Of Fame Class of 2013 is Bill Guthridge former Carolina Basketball coach, Ron Francis of the Carolina Hurricanes, Wade garrett, Tommy Helms, Marion Kirby, Rich McGeorge, Hugh Morton, Bob Quincy Mildred Southern and Marty Sheets.
Any Friday night in the fall you can find Kelvin Bryant somewhere near the Tarboro Viking football game where ever they might be playing because Kelvin Still loves those Vikings.
Mobile Quarterback Dilemma
Can the mobile quarterbacks of the world like RG 3 ever become the staple of all NFL QB's? That is the dilemma for NFL executives as if you look at the history of NFL mobile QB's they just don't last. The Washington Redskins came out of the box Sunday and RG 3 looked like a world beater and then it happened an injury. It is by the way his second of the season.
Most mobile quarterbacks when the NFL tries to make them into a pocket passing quarterback to save their health they were not brought up that way and can't do it. Vince Young being a good example. Where is he any way, what he is all of 27 years old? If the mobile QB is the rage how long will it last when quarterbacks like Peyton Manning a true pocket passer can give you 15 years and a Michael Vick gives you four years and then four years of what could have been.
My next question today is why it is that the NFL does not believe in letting the backups play until it is kneel down time. I don't care what level you play I think your backup quarterback should get playing time every game the second series of the game. He needs important time in a game to get the feel of the game. The NFL never uses backups even when the starter stinks on a particular day and somebody else you know could do better.
The perfect example was just yesterday when it was clear RG 3 could not throw the ball off his injured knee. Of all the teams the Redskins have won this year with the backup in the game. It was clear coaching lost the Redskin game by the lack of changing QB's when the starter was only able to look like he was 60%. My thinking is if you backup is not at least 75% as good as the starter you might as well not have a backup if you are afraid to use them.
Yeah, the NHL is back. Maybe we will get to see the Hurricanes around the 19th of January. I have about got to the point where I don't care one way or the other whether we ever have hockey again. If the Canes can make the playoffs maybe my interest will come back.
The ACC basketball season started this weekend and Duke won but didn't blast away on Wake like I thought they would. It will be interesting to watch this team Saturday in Raleigh against State in a truly unruly atmosphere. I think Duke is real good but not Final Four good.
N C State lost games last year when they played big men. Boston College had two big men. Maybe they weren't great basketball players but State had a hard time getting to the basket. Kansas and Carolina had great big men last season and State stayed close but lost to those big men teams. That I think is their achilles Heel again this year.
I think last night Carolina gave all their fans a reality check that this year's team has a long way to go. Their point guard play is very suspect. The good news is that could get better as the season goes on but their next problem is who is their go to guy? You know Mcadoo was a roll player last year is is better than last but I don't see him being a sophomore All American like this years team needs.
Most mobile quarterbacks when the NFL tries to make them into a pocket passing quarterback to save their health they were not brought up that way and can't do it. Vince Young being a good example. Where is he any way, what he is all of 27 years old? If the mobile QB is the rage how long will it last when quarterbacks like Peyton Manning a true pocket passer can give you 15 years and a Michael Vick gives you four years and then four years of what could have been.
My next question today is why it is that the NFL does not believe in letting the backups play until it is kneel down time. I don't care what level you play I think your backup quarterback should get playing time every game the second series of the game. He needs important time in a game to get the feel of the game. The NFL never uses backups even when the starter stinks on a particular day and somebody else you know could do better.
The perfect example was just yesterday when it was clear RG 3 could not throw the ball off his injured knee. Of all the teams the Redskins have won this year with the backup in the game. It was clear coaching lost the Redskin game by the lack of changing QB's when the starter was only able to look like he was 60%. My thinking is if you backup is not at least 75% as good as the starter you might as well not have a backup if you are afraid to use them.
Yeah, the NHL is back. Maybe we will get to see the Hurricanes around the 19th of January. I have about got to the point where I don't care one way or the other whether we ever have hockey again. If the Canes can make the playoffs maybe my interest will come back.
The ACC basketball season started this weekend and Duke won but didn't blast away on Wake like I thought they would. It will be interesting to watch this team Saturday in Raleigh against State in a truly unruly atmosphere. I think Duke is real good but not Final Four good.
N C State lost games last year when they played big men. Boston College had two big men. Maybe they weren't great basketball players but State had a hard time getting to the basket. Kansas and Carolina had great big men last season and State stayed close but lost to those big men teams. That I think is their achilles Heel again this year.
I think last night Carolina gave all their fans a reality check that this year's team has a long way to go. Their point guard play is very suspect. The good news is that could get better as the season goes on but their next problem is who is their go to guy? You know Mcadoo was a roll player last year is is better than last but I don't see him being a sophomore All American like this years team needs.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Blowouts Are Not Always Good
You just don't know how many people asked me on Saturday was Nash Central that bad against Rocky Mount Friday night? My answer is this, no they weren't that bad it's just Rocky Mount is that good. If The Bulldogs are second or the third best team in the Big East then where will the close games come for the Gryphons?
Looks right now like next Friday night will answer that question when Hunt comes calling on the Gryphons. Hunt at this point seems to be the only team capable of stopping Rocky Mount from a second straight undefeated regular season. Can they give the Gryphons a test? I hope they can as the Gryphons need to have somebody give them a tussle in the fourth quarter. If Hunt can't then the only team capable of stopping the Gryphons may be the Gryphons themselves. If is extremely hard for a team to sustain the level the Gryphons are playing right now and if somebody doesn't slap the Gryphons in the face lackadaisical play could could set in over the next five weeks.
The Lady Gryphons for the third year in a row will square off with Northern Nash. If this season is a horse race Northern has about a three length lead going down the backstretch. J'Kyra Brown might be having one of the finest seasons in the history of Rocky Mount girls basketball and she is doing it with two players on her most of the time. Nash Central tried all sorts of defenses against her and I can see fatigue being an issue for her this year with the beatings teams are giving her banging her all game long.
The Lady Gryphons had a solid defense and any time Rocky Mount plays any team that is weak handling the ball they won't have a chance against The Gryphons. Certainly that is not an issue for Northern Nash. Friday Brown made a couple of threes otherwise every point came from within five feet of the basket either layups off steals, drives to the basket or put backs after rebounds. Carmen Richardson had a few attempts from the outside but none fell in. If I am Pam Gainey I want Carmen and Destini Parker to keep shooting from the outside for as this season keeps going they need to help open up the middle for Kelsey Daniels and of course J'Kyra.
If you think about it Northern Nash girls are undefeated over the last year and a half if they didn't lose to Rocky Mount. They could have easily been in Chapel Hill if the Gryphons had not had home court advantage in the sectional. They won a big one last week beating Chapel Hill who was #1 in all the polls. Northern is probably the biggest team in the state and I don't mean tallest. All five on the court play as one and they are capable of putting ten out there on the court and not lose any thing to their team concept.
Rumor Mill Time: Folks in Tarboro are scare to death that Jeff Craddock may not be back next year as coach of the Vikings now that the Vikings are dropping to 1-A in the next four year realignment. I have heard he might be heading to Greenville Rose to be their new football coach. It's not that far of a drive 19 miles to Greenville from Tarboro. I don't think the folks in Viking land would feel all that bad if they were to lose Craddock to a big program like Rose. If it is true that he has interviewed there. Rose would be crazy not to hire him. Who could possibly interview for that job that would have a better resume' that is a three time state champion and five straight state championship game appearances?
Looks right now like next Friday night will answer that question when Hunt comes calling on the Gryphons. Hunt at this point seems to be the only team capable of stopping Rocky Mount from a second straight undefeated regular season. Can they give the Gryphons a test? I hope they can as the Gryphons need to have somebody give them a tussle in the fourth quarter. If Hunt can't then the only team capable of stopping the Gryphons may be the Gryphons themselves. If is extremely hard for a team to sustain the level the Gryphons are playing right now and if somebody doesn't slap the Gryphons in the face lackadaisical play could could set in over the next five weeks.
The Lady Gryphons for the third year in a row will square off with Northern Nash. If this season is a horse race Northern has about a three length lead going down the backstretch. J'Kyra Brown might be having one of the finest seasons in the history of Rocky Mount girls basketball and she is doing it with two players on her most of the time. Nash Central tried all sorts of defenses against her and I can see fatigue being an issue for her this year with the beatings teams are giving her banging her all game long.
The Lady Gryphons had a solid defense and any time Rocky Mount plays any team that is weak handling the ball they won't have a chance against The Gryphons. Certainly that is not an issue for Northern Nash. Friday Brown made a couple of threes otherwise every point came from within five feet of the basket either layups off steals, drives to the basket or put backs after rebounds. Carmen Richardson had a few attempts from the outside but none fell in. If I am Pam Gainey I want Carmen and Destini Parker to keep shooting from the outside for as this season keeps going they need to help open up the middle for Kelsey Daniels and of course J'Kyra.
If you think about it Northern Nash girls are undefeated over the last year and a half if they didn't lose to Rocky Mount. They could have easily been in Chapel Hill if the Gryphons had not had home court advantage in the sectional. They won a big one last week beating Chapel Hill who was #1 in all the polls. Northern is probably the biggest team in the state and I don't mean tallest. All five on the court play as one and they are capable of putting ten out there on the court and not lose any thing to their team concept.
Rumor Mill Time: Folks in Tarboro are scare to death that Jeff Craddock may not be back next year as coach of the Vikings now that the Vikings are dropping to 1-A in the next four year realignment. I have heard he might be heading to Greenville Rose to be their new football coach. It's not that far of a drive 19 miles to Greenville from Tarboro. I don't think the folks in Viking land would feel all that bad if they were to lose Craddock to a big program like Rose. If it is true that he has interviewed there. Rose would be crazy not to hire him. Who could possibly interview for that job that would have a better resume' that is a three time state champion and five straight state championship game appearances?
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Never Knew Of That Rule
If you watched the Fiesta Bowl game the other night then you saw a play in college football that I didn't know existed. A safety worth one point. Didn't know there was such a rule. It does make sense however that if the defense can block the extra point attempt or cause a fumble on the extra point try and run 100 yards for two points that if the defense gets tackled in their on enzone it should count for something. It is as we all found out worth one point.
Those of you that didn't see it. Kansas State blocked an extra point try and while the ball is rolling free they attempted to run in their own enzone while trying to advance the ball all the way down to the other end of the field. They were tackled in their own enzone and a one point safety was given to the kicking team. Never heard of that rule, didn't know it existed and now my question is if the team that's kick got blocked and they can get a one point safety after the defense lost only two yards why is the two point safety worth only two points when the team blocking the kick has to run almost 100 yards to earn those two points. Seems to me all that running should be worth more than that.
Monday night Alabama and Notre Dame play for the National Championship in college football. I am picking Bama 24-10. You know the perception of the Southeastern Conference being such a powerhouse football conference that Bama is kind of the favorite in this game just because they are the SEC team playing in this game in which the SEC has won six straight times. Not so fast my friend. The SEC has taken it on the chin in Bowl games so far this year. I don't care for the excuse that the teams didn't care to go to that bowl game. Just maybe the SEC isn't the all powerful OZ this year as in the past. That maybe true but I don't see the Fighting Irish winning this one anyway.
Today starts the ritual of the NFL playoffs. Here is my flip of the coin on who's going to win.
Indy at Baltimore. I know everyone is all up in arms how great these three rookie quarterbacks are but as the season has unfolded Indy played a last place schedule and Andrew Luck only had a 75 QB rating when all the dust has settled on this year. Indy plays outside in Baltimore, Ray Lewis playing in possibly his last game in Baltimore. Ravens 27 Colts 13
Minnesota at Green Bay. Tonight just might be the frozen Tundra. Yesterdays high in Green Bay was 15 and this game is starting at 7pm Green Bay time. Minnesota plays inside and these two teams just played at the Vikes last week. Green Bay 24 Vikings 17
Seattle at Washington. The battle of the best two rookie qb's in the NFL. Most experts are picking the Hawks in this one. Russell Wilson has been great down the stretch for Seattle but they were 3-5 on the road and this game is in Washington. You know Washington played a game and a half without their stud QB when RG3 got hurt late in the season and they still won. Skins 28 Seahawks 23
Cincinnati at Houston. Six weeks ago Houston was on the way to the Super Bowl as maybe the best team in the NFL. Looks like they peaked too early. The Bengals are a solid team but the question is can they win on the road. I say yes. Bengals 35 Houston 24
The ACC basketball season gets cranked up this weekend and it all starts with Duke and Wake today.
Those of you that didn't see it. Kansas State blocked an extra point try and while the ball is rolling free they attempted to run in their own enzone while trying to advance the ball all the way down to the other end of the field. They were tackled in their own enzone and a one point safety was given to the kicking team. Never heard of that rule, didn't know it existed and now my question is if the team that's kick got blocked and they can get a one point safety after the defense lost only two yards why is the two point safety worth only two points when the team blocking the kick has to run almost 100 yards to earn those two points. Seems to me all that running should be worth more than that.
Monday night Alabama and Notre Dame play for the National Championship in college football. I am picking Bama 24-10. You know the perception of the Southeastern Conference being such a powerhouse football conference that Bama is kind of the favorite in this game just because they are the SEC team playing in this game in which the SEC has won six straight times. Not so fast my friend. The SEC has taken it on the chin in Bowl games so far this year. I don't care for the excuse that the teams didn't care to go to that bowl game. Just maybe the SEC isn't the all powerful OZ this year as in the past. That maybe true but I don't see the Fighting Irish winning this one anyway.
Today starts the ritual of the NFL playoffs. Here is my flip of the coin on who's going to win.
Indy at Baltimore. I know everyone is all up in arms how great these three rookie quarterbacks are but as the season has unfolded Indy played a last place schedule and Andrew Luck only had a 75 QB rating when all the dust has settled on this year. Indy plays outside in Baltimore, Ray Lewis playing in possibly his last game in Baltimore. Ravens 27 Colts 13
Minnesota at Green Bay. Tonight just might be the frozen Tundra. Yesterdays high in Green Bay was 15 and this game is starting at 7pm Green Bay time. Minnesota plays inside and these two teams just played at the Vikes last week. Green Bay 24 Vikings 17
Seattle at Washington. The battle of the best two rookie qb's in the NFL. Most experts are picking the Hawks in this one. Russell Wilson has been great down the stretch for Seattle but they were 3-5 on the road and this game is in Washington. You know Washington played a game and a half without their stud QB when RG3 got hurt late in the season and they still won. Skins 28 Seahawks 23
Cincinnati at Houston. Six weeks ago Houston was on the way to the Super Bowl as maybe the best team in the NFL. Looks like they peaked too early. The Bengals are a solid team but the question is can they win on the road. I say yes. Bengals 35 Houston 24
The ACC basketball season gets cranked up this weekend and it all starts with Duke and Wake today.
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